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Using GIS in water management system: case study of Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Posted on 11 May, 2009 12:30 PMBangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) moved forward on developing a GIS in 1998-99 and along with other civic bodies of Bangalore (BDA , BMP, BESCOM and others) pooled resources for obtaining aerial photography and photogrammetrically compiled base map covering an area of 290 Sq Kms of Ban
Waternama - a collection of traditional practices of water conservation and harvesting in Karnataka
Posted on 08 May, 2009 05:16 PMWaternama is a collection of traditional practices for water conservation and management in Karnataka. The book is produced by Communication for Development and Learning and edited by Sandhya Iyengar.
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Voices from the Waters 2009: Call for entries, 4 Sep -7 Sep 2009, Bangalore
Posted on 07 May, 2009 10:20 AMBangalore Film Society, Arghyam, Svaraj- Society for Voluntary Action Revitalization and Justice, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, Ithaca College, USA (FLEFF) Mountainfilm in Telluride, USA, Alliance Francaise de Bangalore, Max Mueller Bhavan, Bangalore, Charter of Human Responsibilities and Water Journeys - Campaign for Fundamental Right to Water are organizing the fourth edition of the largest international film festival on water - Voices from the Waters 2009 from Friday 4th September, 2009 to Monday 7th September, 2009. Established in 2005 to promote among the public an awareness of the myriad water-issues affecting our everyday lives either directly or indirectly and as a platform for alternate voices and views rarely heard in mainstream, Voices from the Waters started as a Bangalore-based Environmental Film Festival and over the 2007 and 2008 editions grew to be one of the largest, most diverse and dynamic platforms of debate, dialogue and celebration of the precious resource, the blue gold, life itself - water.
MYRADA assesses the impact of planting trees on bunds in Kamasamudram, Karnataka: A field study
Posted on 05 May, 2009 10:46 AMIn 1991, MYRADA and the International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), Philippines, with support from Ford Foundation, initiated a research-cum-action project in partnership with the farmers of Kamasamudram in Kolar district of Karnataka. MYRADA had already been working in these villages for several years and was familiar with the local people.
Improved quality of life through bunding activities - Maragondanaguni microwatershed
Posted on 04 May, 2009 10:20 AMIn Maragondanaguni micro watershed of Kenganapalya sub watershed, bunding activities were very slow in the beginning. However, an idea was given to the area group members to form a team within the AG and start bunding work.
Water democracy - reclaiming public water in Asia: collection of essays by reclaiming public water (RPW) network
Posted on 29 Apr, 2009 05:08 PMThe collection includes the following four case studies from India:
Vacancy: NUNV project officer - UNDP
Posted on 29 Apr, 2009 03:34 PMForwarded to the Portal by: Sharadbala Joshi, UNDP India The Water for Asian Cities Programme is a collaborative initiative of the UN-HABITAT, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Governments of Asia. The WAC Programme was officially launched at the 3rd World Water Forum with a Memorandum of Understanding signed between ADB and UN-HABITAT in March 2003 in Osaka (Japan). The main objective of the programme is to promote pro-poor investments in water and sanitation to support Millennium Development Goals in Asian cities, specifically promoting pro-poor governance, water demand management, increased attention to environmental sanitation; and income generation for the poor linked to water supply and sanitation. Complete Terms of Reference / Job Profile: http://data.undp.org.in/jobs/UN-HabitatKarnataka.doc Description of Duties: Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Water and Sanitation Section II, WSIB, UN-HABITAT Nairobi and Regional CTA, South Asia WAC, the UNV will be responsible for implementing UN Habitat related activities as well as complement the wider activities under the Integrated Urban Water Management Programme in Mulbagal.
Veera Narayana temple at Gadag town, Karnataka, solves its drinking water problem in summer by harvesting rainwater of 2005 monsoon
Posted on 16 Apr, 2009 01:17 PM"Going home with more than theerth", is a case study written by Shree Padre in April 2007, on the how the problem of drinking water availability in summer, was solved by the Veera Narayana Temple at Gadag town, through rain water harvesting.
Ph.D in Ecological Sanitation by a student at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Posted on 16 Apr, 2009 11:21 AMCauvery basin: its culture, places of historical significance, birth place, climate, precipitation, catchment, tributaries, state-wise spread, landuse
Posted on 14 Apr, 2009 12:21 PMCulture and places of historical significance
The river Cauvery has been the inspiration for various civilizations who have thrived on the banks of the river. This can be seen manifested in the various forms of art, culture and philosophy that have originated along the course of the river.
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